You've gotten those faves before.

You know what I'm talking about: they don't leave a comment to say why they're faving your work; you go to their page to thank them—and hey! They have 13,985,628,139 pageviews and their comments section is full of "thx 4 teh favz0rz/watchz0rz"-type messages. Personally, I don't give these people the extra pageview they're looking for, because a) they don't need it and b) they don't like my art that much! It just caught their eye and they decided that they would grab another pageview from my stuff. I only thank deviants who fave my stuff and comment on it. (I'm not trying to impose my actions on you, just my opinions and thoughts. Heh.)

Honestly, if you want to favorite a work of art, you should tell the artist why you're doing so first. There must be a reason why you like it so much. At least say, "The contrast of colors is awesome," or something like that. Everyone appreciates a nice comment, and it means so much more than blindly faving. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with faving a piece of work you love without leaving a comment, but there must be a reason why you like it, right? Make that artist a little bit happier by giving them a meaningful comment.

A less rampant trend is that of randomly watching. Some deviants think watching someone will earn a pageview and a watch-back in return! What a great deal! Seriously, if you're that desperate for pageviews, do what deviantART is all about: create some good art that'll get you those views you want so desperately...through your own merit.

I just thought this was an under-addressed issue. I see cases of it everywhere, but nobody else seems to have a problem with it. That confuses me. Are pageviews really such a big deal?